Clothes-drier



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. D. C. STAUPFER.

CLOTHES DRIER..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

DANIEL O. STAUFFER, OF MASSILLON, OHIO,-

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming pert of Letters Patent No. l420,838, datedFebruary 4,1890.

Application lecl December 5, 1889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL C. STAUEEEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Massillon,in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Clothes- Rack, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention has relation to clothes-racks adapted either .for theexhibition of goods or for the drying of clothes during the operation oflaundering the same, and among the objects in view are to provide aclothes-rack adapted to be revolved, so as to presentdifferently-located articles to view or to a fire for drying purposes,which rack is adapted to be folded or disjointed, so as t-o be set asidewhen not in use and occupy but very little room. Other objects andadvantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novelfeatures thereof will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointedoutI in the claims.

Referring' to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a clothes-rackconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the same, some of the supporting-arms being raised and otherslowered,

as for packing or when not in use. Fig. 3 is a perspective of one of thesupporting-arms and its spring-hanger detached.

Like numerals indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings. 1represents a supporting-standard, at the lower end of which I provideordinary feet 2. Upon the upper end of the standard there is mounted acircular bracket 4, having a central opening to receive the upperreduced threaded end 3 of the standard, the perimeter of the bracketbeing upturned to form an annular flange 5,which at intervals isprovided with radiating slots 6, and between the slots are located aseries of radiating strengthenin g-ribs 7. A

8 represents a boss secured by nails or other securing devices 9 to thecenter of the brackettl and projecting upwardly therefrom. The upper endof the boss S is provided with a central bore 10, and the annular edgeof the bore is outwardly inclined, as at 11. The base of the boss isalso provided with an annular exterior recess 12, and at its bottom isprovided with an internally-threaded opening Serial No. 332,641. (Nomodel.)

adapted to receive the upper end of the standard.

13 represents clothes-supporting arms, one of which is located in eachofthe slots 6, the rear ends of the arms being chamfered or cut away, asat 14.

15 represents a wire supporting-bail, of which there is a seriescorresponding in number to the number of arms 13, the lower end of eachof which is pivotallyconnected, as at 16, to theparm 13 at its loweredge and near its rear orinner end, and the upperends of the bails arebent to form hooks 17, conforming in con-A tour to the incline 11 andadapted to take into the bore 10. Thetendency of the springbail of eacharm is to draw the same up under the shoulder formed at the upper end ofthe recess 12, and by drawing the arm outwardly, so that the rear end ofthe same may pass the shoulder, it is apparent that the arm may be swungto a vertical position7 as shown in Fig. 2.

18 represents a cap provided with a tenon 19, adapted to snugly fitwithin the bore 10, and thus maintain the ends of the springbails in thebore, the `surrounding edge of the tenon being inwardly inclined, as at20, to agree with the edge 11 and coact with the same in maintaining theseries of spring-bails 15 in their proper position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with asupportingstandard, of a bracket mounted thereon and provided with anannular upturned rim or flange and slotted radially, a boss mounted onthe bracket and provided with an annular recess, a series of movablearms mounted in the slots and terminating in the recess, and a series ofwire arm-supporting bails pivotally connected to the arms and at theirupper ends secured to the boss, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a support andan annularbracket, the edge ofwhich is upturned and provided with a series of radiating slots, of aboss mounted on the bracket and having lan upper boro and an outer lowerrecess, a

series of arms mounted in the slots and hav- IOO ing their rear endschamfered and adapted to take into the recess, and a series ofspringporting arms and their upper ends bent to conform to the inclinededge and terminating in the hore, and a plug or eap having a tenonfitting the bore, and a surrounding inelined edge adapted to fit theedge of the boss, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I elaim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DANIEL C. "FAUFFER.

XVitnesses:

ROBERT W. MCCAUGHEY, WM. E. LEWIS.

